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Nicole-458
Biographical information
Homeworld:	New Legaspi, Katagalugan, Mars
Born:	December 19, 2531
Personal details
Species:	Human
Gender:	Female
Height:	6' 8" 7' 2" (in armor);
Hair color:	Black
Political and military information
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare Command SPARTAN-II program; ; ;
Rank:	Petty Officer, Second Class
Service number:	S-458

Latest revision as of 13:14, December 9, 2023

This article contains information of dubious canonicity. While not officially established as fully non-canonical, certain aspects of the subject may not be part of the official Halo canon.

Petty Officer, Second Class Nicole-458 is a SPARTAN-II supersoldier in the United Nations Space Command's Naval Special Warfare Command.

Biography[edit]

Nicole was born on December 19, 2531 in the city of New Legaspi in the state of Katagalugan on Mars. At the age of six, she was abducted by agents of the Office of Naval Intelligence and conscripted into the second class of the SPARTAN-II program.^[1]

According to her character biography, Nicole has Type O blood, and is of Filipino descent. Her hobbies include competition shooting and watching anime. She is also mentioned as liking the Filipino dessert halo-halo.^[1]

Canon status[edit]

Nicole was introduced as an unlockable character for the fighting game Dead or Alive 4, with a non-canonical in-universe backstory crafted to explain her presence in the game. Team Ninja originally asked to use John-117, but Bungie declined, due to fictional constraints.^[1] Bungie and 343 Industries have confirmed that Nicole is "based on a 'real' and properly defined Spartan", but her appearance in Dead or Alive 4 is non-canonical. The extent of her character's canonicity remains unknown.^[2]

Non-canon biography[edit]

In October 2552, Nicole-458's unit was preparing for a classified mission on Nassau Station when the ONI stealth ship UNSC Apocalypso tumbled into real space – being carried along in the wake of a freak slipspace anomaly. The anomaly intersected Nassau Station, creating a semi-stable "bubble" in the space-time continuum on its way back to the 21st century. For the time being, Nicole-458 is trapped in the 21st century; she guards Nassau Station's secrets with anything but lethal force, as she realizes that killing someone in the past could have dire consequences in the future. She waits for the "bubble" to collapse and hopefully return her to the year 2552.^[1]

Character design[edit]

"And that's how you hit like a girl."

— SPARTAN-458

Nicole's movement controls were originally modeled on the character Bayman's set. Designer Tomonobu Itagaki realized a simplistic and effortless palette-swap would be boring to both fans of Dead or Alive and Halo. The Bayman moves were then treated as a starting point until the designers reinvented the Spartan as a unique and exceptional character with every move in her arsenal paying homage to a Halo move. In keeping with the idea of English being the language of the UNSC, Nicole is the only character in Dead or Alive 4 who speaks English, although she occasionally speaks Japanese. When a taunt is used Nicole smacks her fist into her open palm and activates active camo.

Unique attacks[edit]

Nicole-458 has several unique moves. Most of them are named in reference to the Halo series.

Slipspace Straight Combo: YYY or _┌YYY
Pillar of Autumn: YY→YYY or _┌YY→YYY
Grunt Punt Combo: YY→YYB or _┌YY→YYB
Covenant Crusher: YYBB or _┌YYBB
Dead on Arrival: YB
MAC Lunge: ┘Y
Pelican Straight: _└Y
Tank Treads: ↑YY
SPARTAN Straight Combo: →YYY
Ghost Destroyer Combo: →YBY
Orbital Aggression: →YBB
Augmented Assault: ←YY
Warthog Tackle: ←→Y
Brute Basher: _↓→Y
Assault Fist: ←^↑Y

Quotes[edit]

"Hostile located." (Said before starting a fight)
"Your luck just ran out." (Said before starting a fight)
"And that's how you hit like a girl." (Upon winning a round)
"Hostile down." (Upon winning a round)
"You were strong, just not as strong as me." (Upon winning a round)
"Contact neutralized." (Upon winning a round, without losing health)
"You have no business up here." (Said in Timetrial cutscene)
"Forget what you saw here." (In Japanese, upon winning two or more rounds without losing health)
"Enough is enough." (Said before starting a fight)
"I'll take you on." (In Japanese, said before starting a fight)
"I'll put you out of your misery." (In Japanese, said before starting a fight)
"The bad day you're having just got worse." (Said before starting a fight)
"You ain't gonna make it." (Said before starting a fight)
"Leave now; there's nothing here but a shortcut to hell." (Said in Timetrial cutscene)
"Just... need a little rest..." (Said upon losing a fight by being KO'd)
"This is awful... the worst..." (In Japanese, said upon losing a fight by way of Time Up)

Gallery[edit]

Nicole in Nassau Station.
Nicole's Red Mark VI.
Nicole's Blue Mark VI.
Nicole's Gray Mark VI.
Nicole's Gold Mark VI.
Nicole's White Mark VI.
Nicole's Black with Red secondary colour Mark VI.
Spartan-458 in a duel against Kasumi.
Image of Nicole fighting.
Image of Nicole fighting Ryu.

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bungie.net: Building a Spartan
^ Halo Waypoint forums — Canon question to 343i about Nicole (Link defunct, Archive here)

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+{{Status|Apocrypha}}
+{{Semi-canon}}
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+{{Character infobox
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+|variant=Human
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+|image=[[File:DoA4 - Nicole-458.png|275px]]
-|planetoforigin=[[Mars]]
+|homeworld=[[New Legaspi]], [[Katagalugan]], [[Mars]]
-|placeofdeath=
+|birth=[[2531|December 19, 2531]]
-|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]]
+|death=
-|specialty=Hand-to-Hand Combat
+|causeofdeath=
-|rank=[[Petty Officer Second Class]]
+|parents=
-|status=Active
+|siblings=
-|battles=
+|spouses=
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+|children=
+|species=[[Human]]
+|gender=Female
+|height=6' 8"
+*7' 2" {{C|in armor}}
+|mass=
+|hair=Black
+|eyes=
+|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]
+**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
+***[[SPARTAN-II program]]
+|rank=[[Petty Officer, Second Class]]
+|sn=S-458
+|notable=
 }}
-'''Gender:''' Female<br>
-'''Birthday/Age: '''December 19/21<br>
-'''Blood Type:''' O<br>
-'''Ethnicity:'''Filipino<br>
-'''Height/Weight:''' 6' 8" /370 lbs  (in Mjolnir Mark VI armor: 7' 2" /980 lbs)<br>
-'''Body Size:''' B49" W30" H41"<br>
-'''Fighting Style:''' CQC [[Close Quarters Combat]] '<br>
-'''Occupation:''' Commando<br>
-'''Likes:''' Halo-halo (Filipino dessert)<br>
-'''Hobbies:''' Watching Anime, Competition Shooting<br>
-==Summary==
-[[Petty Officer Second Class]] '''Nicole-458''' is a female [[Spartan]] featured in the Xbox 360 game ''Dead or Alive 4''. She was born on December 19, [[2531]] in the city of New Legaspi on Mars.<ref name="bio">[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=slugfestorigin Bungie Weekly Update] on December 13, 2005</ref> At six years of age she was abducted by agents of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and conscripted into the [[Spartan-II]] program.
-Her unit was preparing for a classified mission on [[Nassau Station]] when the ONI stealth ship [[Apocalypso]] (see [[I Love Bees Synopsis]]) tumbled into real-space – being carried along in the wake of a freak [[slipspace]] anomaly. The anomaly intersected Nassau Station; creating a semi-stable "bubble" in the space/time continuum on its way back to the 21st Century.<ref name="bio"/>
+'''Petty Officer, Second Class Nicole-458''' is a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier in the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces#SPARTAN|Special Warfare Command]].
-For the time being Nicole-458 is trapped in the 21st century; guarding Nassau Station's secrets with all but lethal force (she realizes killing someone in the past could have dire consequences), waiting for the "bubble" to collapse and hopefully returning her to the year 2552.
+==Biography==
+Nicole was born on [[2531#December|December 19, 2531]] in the city of [[New Legaspi]] in the state of [[Katagalugan]] on [[Mars]]. At the age of six, she was abducted by agents of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and conscripted into the second class of the SPARTAN-II program.<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=7349 '''Bungie.net''': ''Building a Spartan'']</ref>
-She does not have a gun to shoot or melee opponents<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=weeklyupdateoct21 Bungie Weekly Update] - October 21, 2005</ref>, as that would change the nature of the game. She is a heavy-weight, slow and powerful. There are those which find the slow attribute strange for a SPARTAN, especially encased in the [[MJOLNIR]] armour, because each member of the original SPARTAN II project, including John-117 (AKA [[Master Chief]]), had much faster reaction times and general speed. Her moves include the [[Pillar of Autumn]] (throwing opponents through the air), [[MAC]] Lunge (fast right fist), [[Active Camouflage]] (which makes her invisible)<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/673/673089p2.html Dead or Alive 4: The Characters] - December 2, 2005</ref>, the Grunt Punt, the [[Great Journey]], and a [[Plasma Grenade]] throw.
+According to her character biography, Nicole has Type O blood, and is of Filipino descent. Her hobbies include competition shooting and watching anime. She is also mentioned as liking the Filipino [[List of food and drinks|dessert]] [[Wikipedia:halo-halo|halo-halo]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
-==Plot Holes?==
+==Canon status==
-[[Image:Vegasbackdrop.gif|thumb|Spartn 458 in a duel]]
+Nicole was introduced as an unlockable character for the fighting game ''[[Wikipedia:Dead or Alive 4|Dead or Alive 4]]'', with a non-canonical in-universe backstory crafted to explain her presence in the game. Team Ninja originally asked to use [[John-117]], but [[Bungie]] declined, due to fictional constraints.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Bungie and [[343 Industries]] have confirmed that Nicole is "based on a 'real' and properly defined Spartan", but her appearance in ''Dead or Alive 4'' is non-canonical. The extent of her character's canonicity remains unknown.<ref name="343i">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/canon-question-to-343i-about-nicole/534c0838-cc49-4f1c-b37f-19e953b2f9c9/posts?page=1#post17 '''Halo Waypoint forums''' — ''Canon question to 343i about Nicole''] (Link defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831035554/http://halo.xbox.com/forums/general/f/10/p/5486/48766.aspx Archive here])</ref>
-Bungie stated in it's [http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=slugfestorigin Bungie Weekly Update] on December 13, 2005 that Nicole was:
-:''conscripted into the Spartan II program. The Spartan II program was the UNSC's highly successful military project to augment and hone perfect soldiers.''
+===Non-canon biography===
+In [[2552#October|October 2552]], Nicole-458's unit was preparing for a classified mission on ''[[Nassau Station]]'' when the ONI stealth ship {{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}} tumbled into real space – being carried along in the wake of a freak [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] [[Slipspace anomaly|anomaly]]. The anomaly intersected ''Nassau Station'', creating a semi-stable "bubble" in the space-time continuum on its way back to the 21st century. For the time being, Nicole-458 is trapped in the 21st century; she guards ''Nassau Station'''s secrets with anything but lethal force, as she realizes that killing someone in the past could have dire consequences in the future. She waits for the "bubble" to collapse and hopefully return her to the year 2552.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}
-This flies in the face of previous canon as the members of the Spartan-II program were abducted much earlier, in the year 2517, rendering Spartan-458 far too young to be a member of the Spartan-II program. Her designation 458 is further proof of her not being part of the Spartan-II program, as there were only 150 candidates were screened (of which 75 of 150 were chosen), all of which were designated a number between 1 and 150.  Yet she wears the specialized [[Mjolnir]] armor the armor only given to Spartan IIs.<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/678/678269p1.html Dead or Alive 4 IGN Review] - December 29, 2005</ref>  However, it is also possible she belongs to the Class 3 of the [[Spartan II]] program, the [[Spartan-III]] program or an even later program than the Spartan-IIIs.
+==Character design==
+{{Quote|And that's how you hit like a girl.|SPARTAN-458}}
+Nicole's movement controls were originally modeled on the character Bayman's set. Designer Tomonobu Itagaki realized a simplistic and effortless palette-swap would be boring to both fans of ''Dead or Alive'' and ''Halo''. The Bayman moves were then treated as a starting point until the designers reinvented the Spartan as a unique and exceptional character with every move in her arsenal paying homage to a Halo move. In keeping with the idea of [[English]] being the language of the UNSC, Nicole is the only character in ''Dead or Alive 4'' who speaks English, although she occasionally speaks Japanese. When a taunt is used Nicole smacks her fist into her open palm and activates active camo.
-In the Dec 2005 Update Frankie went on to say Spartan-458:
+===Unique attacks===
+Nicole-458 has several unique moves. Most of them are named in reference to the ''Halo'' series.
+*[[Slipspace]] Straight Combo: YYY ''or'' <sub>┌</sub>YYY
+*[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]: YY→YYY ''or'' <sub>┌</sub>YY→YYY
+*[[Unggoy|Grunt]] Punt Combo: YY→YYB ''or'' <sub>┌</sub>YY→YYB
+*[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] Crusher: YYBB ''or'' <sub>┌</sub>YYBB
+*Dead on Arrival<!--Dead or Alive 4 was released two years before Halo 3. This move is not named in reference to the level.-->: YB
+*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] Lunge: ┘Y
+*[[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] Straight: <sub>└</sub>Y
+*[[M808B Main Battle Tank|Tank]] Treads: ↑YY
+*SPARTAN Straight Combo: →YYY
+*[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]] Destroyer Combo: →YBY
+*Orbital Aggression: →YBB
+*[[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|Augmented]] Assault: ←YY
+*[[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]] Tackle: ←→Y
+*[[Jiralhanae|Brute]] Basher: <sub>↓</sub>→Y
+*Assault Fist: ←<sup>↑</sup>Y
-*is not a character who's ever been described in other Halo fiction.
+=== Quotes ===
-*is not a character from our next project.
+{{Scrollbox
-*is not one of the Spartans from Fall of Reach.
+|
-*is not a character from the Halo movie.
+*"Hostile located." (Said before starting a fight)
-*is not returning my calls. I blame time bubbles.
+*"Your luck just ran out." (Said before starting a fight)
+*"And that's how you hit like a girl." (Upon winning a round)
+*"Hostile down." (Upon winning a round)
+*"You were strong, just not as strong as me." (Upon winning a round)
+*"Contact neutralized." (Upon winning a round, without losing health)
+*"You have no business up here." (Said in Timetrial cutscene)
+*"Forget what you saw here." (In Japanese, upon winning two or more rounds without losing health)
+*"Enough is enough." (Said before starting a fight)
+*"I'll take you on." (In Japanese, said before starting a fight)
+*"I'll put you out of your misery." (In Japanese, said before starting a fight)
+*"The bad day you're having just got worse." (Said before starting a fight)
+*"You ain't gonna make it." (Said before starting a fight)
+*"Leave now; there's nothing here but a shortcut to hell." (Said in Timetrial cutscene)
+*"Just... need a little rest..." (Said upon losing a fight by being KO'd)
+*"This is awful... the worst..." (In Japanese, said upon losing a fight by way of Time Up)
+}}
-==DOA4 Design==
+==Gallery==
-{{Realworld}}When designing Nicole for the DOA game her orginal move list was originally modeled on [[Dead Or Alive 4|DOA4]] character, Bayman's set.  Designer Itagaki realized it would be pretty unimpressive if it was just a palette-swap, boring to both fans of DOA and Halo.  So using the the Bayman moves as a conceptual starting point the designers slowly reinvented the Spartan until she was her own, unique character. With every move in her arsenal an homage to some Halo-related move<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=1&cId=3145772 Interview with Tomonobu Itagaki] - November, 2005</ref>.
+<gallery>
+File:Nicole.jpg|Nicole in ''Nassau Station''.
+File:DOA4 Render Nicole 2.jpg|Nicole's Red Mark VI.
+File:DOA4 Nicole C3.jpg|Nicole's Blue Mark VI.
+File:DOA4 Nicole C4.jpg|Nicole's Gray Mark VI.
+File:DOA4 Nicole C5.jpg|Nicole's Gold Mark VI.
+File:DOA4 Nicole C6.jpg|Nicole's White Mark VI.
+File:DOA4 Nicole C7.jpg|Nicole's Black with Red secondary colour Mark VI.
+File:Vegasbackdrop.gif|Spartan-458 in a duel against Kasumi.
+File:Nicolev2.gif|Image of Nicole fighting.
+File:Nicole_vs_Ryu.jpg|Image of Nicole fighting Ryu.
+</gallery>
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+==See also==
+*[[deadoralive:Nicole-458|''Nicole-458'' in the '''Dead or Alive Wiki''']]
+*[[Arbiter (Killer Instinct)]]
-==Sources==
+{{Spartan II}}
-<references/>
+[[Category:Human characters]]
-{{spartan}}
+[[Category:UNSC Navy enlisted personnel]]
+[[Category:Spartan-IIs]]
-[[Category:Spartans]]
+[[Category:Playable characters]]